Expandable knife holder

Abstract

This invention, the Expandable Knife Holder, is a container within a container having knife slots that are sequentially and concurrently aligned such that knives can pass into slots of both containers and are thus held in place by the knife slots. By way of adding more knives should it be deemed necessary, the inner container can be pulled from within the outer container exposing additional knife slots. Both containers have slots that are incrementally synchronized and aligned such that when the containers are closed together the knives will fit into the slots of both containers simultaneously, and when they are apart, knives will fit in the slots of one or the other, or both simultaneously.

1 . We claim a relatively hollow box, with one side, or more sides capable of withdrawing a smaller box within, telescopically, and that both boxes have slot holes in their faces, such that the faces are one beneath the other and parallel to each other, and the slots are incrementally spaced on the face of each box such that the slots of both are in conjunction with one another when the inner box is incrementally being pulled from without of the outer box, and both boxes have another side such that they are in a tilted position when resting on a flat surface, and that a third or more boxes rest within the inner box with the same capability of having slots on their faces, the slots being parallel and one under the other such that as they are being pulled from within the outer box the slots on their faces are in conjunction with and aligned with the slots above such that at each increment of extension the slots are in conjunction with and aligned with the slots above and below as the case may be and the slots are equitably spaced so as to accommodate whatever use, in this case holding knives, they made be put to, and that the sides of the boxes may be curved such that the inner boxes may be extended in a circular direction and that the inner boxes may be extended in any direction including vertical or horizontal and that the slots, generally rectangular in shape, can be of any shape and size, and that one or more slots may be intentionally misaligned with those above.  
     
     
         2 . We claim a flat surface having slot holes through the surface with one or more flat or curved surfaces beneath having slot holes in conjunction with those above such that as one surface moves incrementally with respect to the other, generally in a sliding direction, the slots of those surfaces below are in conjunction with those above such that a materials, such as a rods or knives can be inserted through a set of the holes of surfaces and that the slot holes are in a purposeful sequence such that at each increment of parallel movement of separation of the surfaces, the slot holes do generally line up.  
     
     
         3 . We claim a set of boxes, generally with or without flat surfaces, one within the other whose shapes and dimensions are such that at least one box surface is parallel to the other(s) and of the parallel surfaces contains slot holes that are in conjunction with another surface such that the slot holes of one surface coincides with another one atop the other such that at each interval of respective lateral length apart, as the inner boxes are incrementally moved outward of the larger boxes, the slot holes of the surfaces of the boxes coincide and are in conjunction with one another.  
     
     
         4 . We claim a set of relatively hollow boxes with slots as described above that has a flat plane set at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from that of a flat kitchen table so that the boxes can be set at that angle and the knives be more conveniently seen and used, and that the boxes have side holes that a finger can fit into as might be needed to more easily pull apart the boxes.